| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Patrick Murray is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Patrick Murray, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Norman Pearl and he's fouled by Alan Carino - foul #3 on Alan Carino, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Lanier (SF) Alan Carino | |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is hacked by Rolando Devaney - foul #1 on Rolando Devaney, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 18:32 | Canisius | Patrick Murray travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl lays it in set up by Dustin Paniagua | 47-41 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Murray | 47-44 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Mealy | 50-44 |
| 17:37 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (SG), Anthony Pigg (PF), Steven Baden (C) Keith Bragg, John Jacob, Rolando Devaney | |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | William Chung dunks the ball | 52-44 |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Steven Baden misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-44 |
| 16:57 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Steven Baden is called for the reach on William Chung - foul #2 on Steven Baden, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (SF) Daniel Lanier | |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 16:26 | Canisius | Steven Baden pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | Charles Smith clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 52-46 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Pigg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Baden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Canisius | William Chung steals it from Steven Baden | 54-46 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Smith steals it from Norman Pearl | 54-46 |
| 15:30 | Canisius | Patrick Murray banks in the layup set up by Charles Smith | 54-48 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 57-48 |
| 14:55 | Canisius | Pavel Nogowski blocks the short jumper by Anthony Pigg | 57-48 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Keith Bragg misses short on a shot from the left block | 57-48 |
| 14:26 | Canisius | Anthony Pigg grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Patrick Murray misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-48 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses long on a floater from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Pearl | 57-48 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl's layup is rejected by Anthony Pigg | 57-48 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski tips it in | 59-48 |
| 13:31 | Canisius | Charles Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by William Chung is blocked by Steven Baden | 59-48 |
| 13:06 | Canisius | Steven Baden snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 13:00 | Canisius | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Pavel Nogowski, William Chung | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Lanier (PG), Vincent Mueller (SG), Alan Carino (SF), John Jacob (PF), Rolando Devaney (C) Patrick Murray, Charles Smith, Keith Bragg, Anthony Pigg, Steven Baden | |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Bonner | 59-48 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-48 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it in | 61-48 |
| 12:31 | Canisius | John Jacob misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 61-48 |
| 12:29 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | John Jacob drills a jump hook in the lane | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 pf. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Vincent Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 11:40 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 11:36 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 63-52 |
| 11:34 | Canisius | John Jacob tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 11:13 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 11:07 | Canisius | Alan Carino misses the lay-in | 63-54 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Norman Pearl | 63-54 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Hubert Abney | 65-54 |
| 10:48 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (PG) John Jacob | |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 10:23 | Canisius | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Alan Carino - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #2 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Harlan Strickland (PF) Daniel Lanier | |
| 10:14 | Canisius | Alan Carino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 68-56 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by Rolando Devaney - foul #2 on Rolando Devaney, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Anthony Pigg (C) Rolando Devaney | |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Harlan Strickland blocks the short jumper by William Chung | 68-56 |
| 09:56 | Canisius | Anthony Pigg pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:36 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 68-58 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | William Chung's floater is tipped away by Anthony Pigg | 68-58 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Alan Carino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF) Norman Pearl, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Daniel Lanier (SF), John Jacob (PF) Charles Smith, Alan Carino, Harlan Strickland | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-58 |
| 09:01 | Canisius | The rebound goes to John Jacob | 68-58 |
| 08:55 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #4 on Eric Mealy, team foul #3 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF), Louis Thomas (C) Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 70-58 |
| 08:14 | Canisius | Patrick Murray clanks a floater in the lane | 70-58 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Fowler | 72-58 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | John Jacob throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Alan Carino (SF), Rolando Devaney (C) Patrick Murray, Vincent Mueller, Daniel Lanier, Anthony Pigg | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Keith Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 07:27 | Canisius | Alan Carino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 72-58 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 72-58 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Keith Bragg steals the ball from Norman Pearl | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Alan Carino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Pavel Nogowski (C) Robert Fowler, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Harlan Strickland (PF) Charles Smith, John Jacob | |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Rolando Devaney picks off the pass by Norman Pearl | 72-58 |
| 06:30 | Canisius | Keith Bragg misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #4 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Lanier (PF) Harlan Strickland | |
| 06:30 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 06:30 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Patrick Murray is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #3 on Patrick Murray, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Maurice Hogg, Pavel Nogowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (SG) Alan Carino | |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 05:55 | Canisius | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Keith Bragg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | William Chung drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Vincent Mueller (SG), Alan Carino (SF), Anthony Pigg (C) Patrick Murray, Keith Bragg, Rolando Devaney | |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:02 | Canisius | Hubert Abney takes the ball from Vincent Mueller | 75-60 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits a runner from close range | 77-60 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Alan Carino's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Bonner | 77-60 |
| 04:29 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 04:08 | Canisius | Alan Carino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-60 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 77-60 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Norman Pearl, Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), John Jacob (PF), Rolando Devaney (C) Charles Smith, Daniel Lanier, Anthony Pigg | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller's floater is knocked away by Louis Thomas | 77-60 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 03:18 | Canisius | Alan Carino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Daniel Lanier (SF), Anthony Pigg (PF), Steven Baden (C) Patrick Murray, Vincent Mueller, Alan Carino, John Jacob, Rolando Devaney | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Canisius | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #5 | 80-60 |
| 02:33 | Canisius | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 80-60 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the board | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #8 | 80-60 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:52 | Canisius | Louis Thomas is called for the reach on Keith Bragg - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #6 | 82-60 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Keith Bragg misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #7 | 82-60 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the floater from the right side | 82-62 |
| 01:05 | Canisius | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Daniel Lanier - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #8 | 82-62 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 82-64 |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Keith Bragg grabs the board | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Hubert Abney takes the ball from Daniel Lanier | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney runs out the clock | 82-64 |